Perennial Plants - Info on Growing and Using Popular Perennial Plants
Plant profiles provides descriptions of popular perennial garden plants as well as providing cultural and maintenance requirements, design tips and suggested varieties.
Coreopsis - Choosing a Coreopsis for Your Garden
Coreopsis, or Tickseed, is an extremely adaptable and easy growing perennial flower. Most gardeners are familiar with the sunny yellow blooms of Coreopsis. There is actually a good amount of variety among Coreopsis. There are tall, fluffy Coreopsis, Red and pink Coreopsis. Even annual and perennial Coreopsis. Here's some help choosing the right Coreopsis for your garden.
Coreopsis, or Tickseed, is an extremely adaptable and easy growing perennial flower. Most gardeners are familiar with the sunny yellow blooms of Coreopsis. There is actually a good amount of variety among Coreopsis. There are tall, fluffy Coreopsis, Red and pink Coreopsis. Even annual and perennial Coreopsis. Here's some help choosing the right Coreopsis for your garden.
Solomon’s Seal - Growing the Elegant Shade Perennial Polygonatum
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum) is an elegant Native American woodland plant. The small, tubular white flowers of Polygonatum dangle underneath the leaves. But it's the plant form that makes Solomon's Seal such an interesting plant. Once established, Polygonatum slowly spreads out and creates a nodding blanket of foliage that turns a golden yellow in autumn. Here are some tips on getting Solomon’s Seal to grow in your garden.
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum) is an elegant Native American woodland plant. The small, tubular white flowers of Polygonatum dangle underneath the leaves. But it's the plant form that makes Solomon's Seal such an interesting plant. Once established, Polygonatum slowly spreads out and creates a nodding blanket of foliage that turns a golden yellow in autumn. Here are some tips on getting Solomon’s Seal to grow in your garden.
Achillea - Growing Yarrow in the Perennial Garden
Achillea often get taken for granted because they are such a dependable, low maintenance perennial plant. There are many varieties of Yarrow and there is sure to be one or two suited to growing in your garden.
Achillea often get taken for granted because they are such a dependable, low maintenance perennial plant. There are many varieties of Yarrow and there is sure to be one or two suited to growing in your garden.
Alliums - Growing Ornamental Onions
Allium bulbs may resemple onions, but it's the flowers you are after with these ornamental varieties. Alliums are easy to grow and undemanding as this profile shows.
Allium bulbs may resemple onions, but it's the flowers you are after with these ornamental varieties. Alliums are easy to grow and undemanding as this profile shows.
Astilbe 'Color Flash Lime' - A Perfect Plant Made Even Better
Astilbes offer every benefit to the gardener: long bloom period, great color, attractive foliage and low, low maintenance. Plant breeders have been working overtime to add even more features to these wonderful plants. 'Color Flash Lime' Astilbe brings chartreuse leaves to a plant that was already able to brighten a shady spot. Now it dazzles.
Astilbes offer every benefit to the gardener: long bloom period, great color, attractive foliage and low, low maintenance. Plant breeders have been working overtime to add even more features to these wonderful plants. 'Color Flash Lime' Astilbe brings chartreuse leaves to a plant that was already able to brighten a shady spot. Now it dazzles.
Astilbes - Growing and Gardening with Astilbes
Astilbes are one of the easiest perennial flowers to grown, but they give a high return. Virtually pest free, they can light up the shade garden.
Astilbes are one of the easiest perennial flowers to grown, but they give a high return. Virtually pest free, they can light up the shade garden.
Bamboo - Growing Bamboo in the Home Garden
Does the idea of bamboo growing in your garden spark fear or longing in you? How bad can bamboo be if all the garden magazines are touting it? Bamboo can be grown successfully and safetly in home gardens, but you need to know what kind of bamboo you are getting and you need to take care that it doesn't take over.
Does the idea of bamboo growing in your garden spark fear or longing in you? How bad can bamboo be if all the garden magazines are touting it? Bamboo can be grown successfully and safetly in home gardens, but you need to know what kind of bamboo you are getting and you need to take care that it doesn't take over.
Butterfly Bush Series That Offers Smaller, Bushier Plants With All the Blooming Power You've Come To Expect
Love the way Butterfly Bushes attract butterflies, but don't like the way the unkempt look of them toward the end of the season? Then the English Butterfly Series™ is for you.
Love the way Butterfly Bushes attract butterflies, but don't like the way the unkempt look of them toward the end of the season? Then the English Butterfly Series™ is for you.
Caladiums - Tropical Perennials to Light Up Every Shade Garden
Caladiums are tropical perennials grown for their spectacularly colorful foliage. Who needs flowers when the leaves are splotched and speckled with rose, cream, burgundy and flame red? Caladiums are heat lovers, but they can easily grow in cooler climates in summer and even make great houseplants. Learn the in and outs for caring for your colorful Caladiums.
Caladiums are tropical perennials grown for their spectacularly colorful foliage. Who needs flowers when the leaves are splotched and speckled with rose, cream, burgundy and flame red? Caladiums are heat lovers, but they can easily grow in cooler climates in summer and even make great houseplants. Learn the in and outs for caring for your colorful Caladiums.
Canna - Tropical Perennials for the Flower Garden
Cannas are tropical and subtropical flowering plants with large, banana like leaves. Cannas can be grown as annuals in cooler regions, where they add an instant touch of the tropics to flower gardens. Easy care and dramatic effect make planting cannas worthwhile for any garden border. They can even be grown in pots and
Cannas are tropical and subtropical flowering plants with large, banana like leaves. Cannas can be grown as annuals in cooler regions, where they add an instant touch of the tropics to flower gardens. Easy care and dramatic effect make planting cannas worthwhile for any garden border. They can even be grown in pots and
Catmint: Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ has been named Perennial Plant of the Year©
The 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year© is a catmint, Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'. A catmint makes a wonderful choice for Perennial Plant of the Year©: catmint is extremely hardy, drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free. All this and nepeta repeat blooms sporadically throughout the summer. Here’s a closer look at the award winning catmint Nepeta 'Walker's Low'.
The 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year© is a catmint, Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'. A catmint makes a wonderful choice for Perennial Plant of the Year©: catmint is extremely hardy, drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free. All this and nepeta repeat blooms sporadically throughout the summer. Here’s a closer look at the award winning catmint Nepeta 'Walker's Low'.
Catmints (Nepeta) are Easy Growing, Drought Hardy Garden Performers
Catmint (Nepeta) is extremely hardy, drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free. All this and nepeta repeat blooms sporadically throughout the summer. Such a wonderful garden plant should be more widely appreciated and used by gardeners. Take another look here, at the pleasure of growing nepeta and its usefulness in any garden design.
Catmint (Nepeta) is extremely hardy, drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free. All this and nepeta repeat blooms sporadically throughout the summer. Such a wonderful garden plant should be more widely appreciated and used by gardeners. Take another look here, at the pleasure of growing nepeta and its usefulness in any garden design.
Chinese Foxgloves (Rehmannia elata)
The common name of the perennial flower Rehmannia is Chinese Foxgloves, because the tubular flowers bear a resemblance to Digitalis. They do well in shade, even dry shade. And these foxgloves, although not as hardy as digitalis, are repeat blooming throughout the growing season.
The common name of the perennial flower Rehmannia is Chinese Foxgloves, because the tubular flowers bear a resemblance to Digitalis. They do well in shade, even dry shade. And these foxgloves, although not as hardy as digitalis, are repeat blooming throughout the growing season.
Clematis - When to Prune Which Clematis
Clematis vines need to be pruned to encourage new growth, which results in more flowers. Pruning clematis comes down to a question of when your clematis blooms. Here are some tips.
Clematis vines need to be pruned to encourage new growth, which results in more flowers. Pruning clematis comes down to a question of when your clematis blooms. Here are some tips.
Coreopsis - Growing Repeat Blooming Coreopsis
Coreopsis are sunny flower border work horses. They are great additions to any garden design, blooming most of the summer. Coreopsis make great garden edging as well as nice cut flowers.
Coreopsis are sunny flower border work horses. They are great additions to any garden design, blooming most of the summer. Coreopsis make great garden edging as well as nice cut flowers.
Echinacea - Coneflowers are Garden Favorites
Echinacea profile. Echinacea or coneflower is an old fashioned prairie plant. Echinacea are hardy, adaptable and reliable repeat bloomers and are expecially popular with gardeners for good reason.
Echinacea profile. Echinacea or coneflower is an old fashioned prairie plant. Echinacea are hardy, adaptable and reliable repeat bloomers and are expecially popular with gardeners for good reason.
Geraniums - How to Grow True, Hardy, Perennial Geraniums
The 1st geranium most gardeners encounter is not a geranium at all, but Pelargonium, a relative of the true geranium. True or hardy or perennial geraniums belong to the genus Geranium. You will sometimes see them called cranesbill geraniums, because their seed pods do somewhat resemble a crane’s bill. The flowers, in shades of white, pink, magenta, purples and blues, are long blooming.
The 1st geranium most gardeners encounter is not a geranium at all, but Pelargonium, a relative of the true geranium. True or hardy or perennial geraniums belong to the genus Geranium. You will sometimes see them called cranesbill geraniums, because their seed pods do somewhat resemble a crane’s bill. The flowers, in shades of white, pink, magenta, purples and blues, are long blooming.
Growing Sedum - Showy Stonecrop is an Easy, Carefree Perennial Performer
Border Sedum or Showy Stonecrop is a must for every perennial garden. The sturdy stems, succulent leaves and clusters of flower buds are attractive all season and light up a fall garden. Growing Sedum is easy; almost mistake proof. There are Sedum varieties to blend with every color scheme and trailing Sedum to fill container gardens. Here are some tips for growing great Sedum.
Border Sedum or Showy Stonecrop is a must for every perennial garden. The sturdy stems, succulent leaves and clusters of flower buds are attractive all season and light up a fall garden. Growing Sedum is easy; almost mistake proof. There are Sedum varieties to blend with every color scheme and trailing Sedum to fill container gardens. Here are some tips for growing great Sedum.
Hardy Christmas Rose - Hellebore niger
The Christmas Rose, Hellebore niger, has the frustrating tendency of not blooming until Easter - making it all the more confusing to tell it apart from the Lenten Rose, Hellebore orientalis. Hellebore flowers are often the first signs of spring in the garden and the plants are becoming more widely available and easier to grow.
The Christmas Rose, Hellebore niger, has the frustrating tendency of not blooming until Easter - making it all the more confusing to tell it apart from the Lenten Rose, Hellebore orientalis. Hellebore flowers are often the first signs of spring in the garden and the plants are becoming more widely available and easier to grow.
Hellebores - Growing Perennial Hellebores in the Garden
More and more species of Hellebores are available in garden centers and catalogs. The Christmas Rose, the Lenten Rose and the Stinking Rose are all relatively easy care perennials for your winter and spring garden.
More and more species of Hellebores are available in garden centers and catalogs. The Christmas Rose, the Lenten Rose and the Stinking Rose are all relatively easy care perennials for your winter and spring garden.
Lamb's Ears - Growing These Soft, Fuzzy Garden Favorites
Lamb's Ears are popular in gardens because of their soft, inviting texture. They are very easy to grow almost anywhere. This profile of Lamb's Ears, Stachys byzantina, gives you their preferences and recommends varieties for your garden.
Lamb's Ears are popular in gardens because of their soft, inviting texture. They are very easy to grow almost anywhere. This profile of Lamb's Ears, Stachys byzantina, gives you their preferences and recommends varieties for your garden.
Lavender - Growing Lavender in the Garden
You can be successful growing lavender if you choose the right variety and keep it happy, even if you don't live in the Mediterranean region or have a hot, sandy garden.
You can be successful growing lavender if you choose the right variety and keep it happy, even if you don't live in the Mediterranean region or have a hot, sandy garden.
Mums - Chrysanthemums to Take Your Garden Out in Style
Mums are grown in just about every fall garden. Chrysanthemums can actually be hardy perennials in most gardening zones, if planted early enough to become established. Mums are easy growing plants that will bloom as other plants fade, if pinched during the growing season. There are many more varieties of mums than you’ve probably seen, all worth taking a look.
Mums are grown in just about every fall garden. Chrysanthemums can actually be hardy perennials in most gardening zones, if planted early enough to become established. Mums are easy growing plants that will bloom as other plants fade, if pinched during the growing season. There are many more varieties of mums than you’ve probably seen, all worth taking a look.
Peonies - Old Fashioned, Fragrant Perennials
Peonies are prennial stars of the spring garden. Grown in a mass planting, they can be a garden anchor. Peonies are beautiful, often fragrant, clump forming perennials with large cupped or ruffled showy flowers.
Peonies are prennial stars of the spring garden. Grown in a mass planting, they can be a garden anchor. Peonies are beautiful, often fragrant, clump forming perennials with large cupped or ruffled showy flowers.
Perovskia - Growing Russian Sage
Perovskia, or Russian Sage, is a widely popular perennial garden favorite. The foliage is finely cut gray-green leaves that are slightly scented. When fully in bloom it looks like a purple haze. As you can see here, these plants are very easy to grow.
Perovskia, or Russian Sage, is a widely popular perennial garden favorite. The foliage is finely cut gray-green leaves that are slightly scented. When fully in bloom it looks like a purple haze. As you can see here, these plants are very easy to grow.
Phormium - Growing the Spiky, Spectacular New Zealand Flax
Phormium is a spiky, sword-leafed evergreen perennial that is used as a garden focal point or specimen plant. Some are small enough to use in containers, others can reach several feet in diameter and 7+ feet tall. Phormium aren’t hardy in any areas, but can be brought indoors for the winter. Growing Phormium is easy, if you give the plants what they want.
Phormium is a spiky, sword-leafed evergreen perennial that is used as a garden focal point or specimen plant. Some are small enough to use in containers, others can reach several feet in diameter and 7+ feet tall. Phormium aren’t hardy in any areas, but can be brought indoors for the winter. Growing Phormium is easy, if you give the plants what they want.
Primula - Using Primroses in the Spring Garden
Primroses are unusually vivid spring blooming perennial flower. Unlike the subtle pastels associated with spring, primroses shout out in bold yellows, reds, pinks and blues, making them ideal for brightening the spring garden. These easy care perennials are profiled here.
Primroses are unusually vivid spring blooming perennial flower. Unlike the subtle pastels associated with spring, primroses shout out in bold yellows, reds, pinks and blues, making them ideal for brightening the spring garden. These easy care perennials are profiled here.
Pulmonaria - Springtime Charmers in the Perennial Flower Border
Pulmonaria, or Lungwort, is far more charming than its name would imply. Blooming when few other perennials have even emerged after winter, Pulmoniaria offers distintive speckled and splashed foliage and small, but profuse and vivid flowers in blues, pinks, corals and whites. There is a Pulmonaria for almost any garden and they are profiled here.
Pulmonaria, or Lungwort, is far more charming than its name would imply. Blooming when few other perennials have even emerged after winter, Pulmoniaria offers distintive speckled and splashed foliage and small, but profuse and vivid flowers in blues, pinks, corals and whites. There is a Pulmonaria for almost any garden and they are profiled here.
Rudbeckia - Choosing and Growing Black-Eyed Susans
Rudbeckia are easy to establish, naturalize well and require little maintenance other than deadheading. Black-eyed Susan's come in a rich array of yellows, golds, oranges and russets. For a dependable, long season bloomer that brings a smile to faces, you can’t go wrong with Rudbeckia. Here are some tips for choosing and growing Black-eyed Susans, Brown-eyed Susans and all the Gloriosa Daisies in between.
Rudbeckia are easy to establish, naturalize well and require little maintenance other than deadheading. Black-eyed Susan's come in a rich array of yellows, golds, oranges and russets. For a dependable, long season bloomer that brings a smile to faces, you can’t go wrong with Rudbeckia. Here are some tips for choosing and growing Black-eyed Susans, Brown-eyed Susans and all the Gloriosa Daisies in between.